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Eyewitness Guides

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Gerald Hill
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Kathleen Hill

GUIDEBOOK

2007

PAPER

360 PAGES

A quirky, personal guide to Vancouver Island by two residents, with a focus on out of the way places, food and cultural attractions. Organized by neighborhood, the guide includes excellent listings of where to eat, stay and shop. (CND147, $18.95)

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Andrew Hempstead

GUIDEBOOK

2014

PAPER

292 PAGES

A no-nonsense practical guide in the Moon series, jam-packed not only with travel necessities (hotels, restaurants, sights), but also with a good overview of history, flora and fauna and geology. (CND312, $17.99)

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Doreen Armitage

HISTORY

2001

HARD COVER

240 PAGES

A short history of Burrard's Inlet, the port surrounding Vancouver. The Inlet's story is one of Native Americans, developers, businessmen, environmentalists and other influential figures in the rise of the Greater Vancouver area. (CND121, $32.95)

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Jean Barman

HISTORY

2007

PAPER

450 PAGES

A fascinating history of the Canadian province from the 18th century to the mid-1990s. The author weaves portraits of major personalities and events into a readable overview of the cultural and social influences that have shaped the region. (CND116, $45.95)

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Richard Nelson

EXPLORATION

1991

PAPER

284 PAGES

A beautifully written tribute to the Pacific Northwest. Drawn from the author's journals, this is an account of the natural and cultural history of an island in the waters of Haida Strait, with emphasis on the relationship between people and the land. (ALA17, $17.00)

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Francis Mansbridge

ART & ARCHITECTURE

2015

HARD COVER

144 PAGES

This installment in the Then and Now series takes stock of Vancouver's evolution by placing antique photographs side-by-side with contemporary ones. It peels back the years so that readers can see city fixtures as they once were. (CND443, $19.95)

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Terry Glavin
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Carl Safina

TRAVEL NARRATIVE

2003

PAPER

244 PAGES

A wide-ranging conservation history of British Columbia and the North Pacific Ocean. Glavin lives in the Gulf Islands, where he writes frequently about fisheries and environmental issues facing the region. (PNW178, $14.95)

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Bill Richardson

LITERATURE

1997

PAPER

152 PAGES

Lake Woebegone goes British Columbian in this humorous slip of a novel about an unconventional Vancouver B&B, which features twin bookworm brothers, a talking parrot and a motley crew of hotel guests. (CND133, $16.99)

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Robert Bringhurst
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Bill Reid
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Claude Levi-Strauss

LITERATURE

1996

PAPER

109 PAGES

FAMILY

A classic collection of 10 Haida myths and legends with accompanying black and white etchings by Vancouver artist Bill Reid. These stories capture the storytelling traditions of the Haida. (PNW53, $16.95)

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Ian McAllister

SCIENCE

2011

PAPER

208 PAGES

McAllister shares his experiences and inferences from studying two undisturbed wolf packs after 20 years of observing them while living on the coast of British Columbia. Check out McAllister's collection of photographs as well (CND288). (PNW305, $17.95)

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
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Ian McAllister

NATURAL HISTORY

2014

HARD COVER

192 PAGES

A colorful photographic journey through the Great Bear Rainforest that follows the coast from Vancouver Island to southern Alaska; McAllister captures the spectacular landscapes and wildlife, including wolves, whales and bears. (CND430, $50.00)

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Ian McAllister
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Chris Darimont

NATURAL HISTORY

2007

HARD COVER

192 PAGES

Life among the wolves of British Columbia's coastal forest, one of the species last refuges. Ian McAllister has spent the last two decades photographing and studying two packs, one from a coastal island, and one from the interior. (CND288, $47.95)

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Stephen Jay Gould

NATURAL HISTORY

1990

PAPER

347 PAGES

A now-classic -- and still provocative -- study of the 600 million-year-old fossils found in the Burgess Shale of British Columbia. An intriguing look at a heated scientific debate, and an eloquent account of paleontology. (CND86, $17.95)

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Wayne Phillips

FIELD GUIDE

2012

PAPER

293 PAGES

Compiled by a former forest service ecologist and botany teacher at Yellowstone Institute, this handy guide features 300 species, expertly photographed, explained and organized by color and family for quick identification. (RKY127, $24.95)

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